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To mark UN Education Day, partners from the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), UNESCO, UNICEF and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) visited Al Siraj primary school in Ninewa Governorate, on 25 January. They joined the Ninewa Directorate of Education (DoE), parents, teachers and pupils to renew their commitment to the importance of the right to education.
In a discussion with the school community, the partners thanked the DoE, teachers and volunteer staff, and considered the current challenges facing education in Iraq. Al Siraj primary school opened just two months ago, after the previous school in a nearby location was heavily damaged during the conflict with Da’esh/ISIL...……………………………